Liberals refuse to condemn what societies have condemned for thousands of years - e.g., promiscuity, divorce, illegitimacy, homosexuality.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author states that liberals do not condemn behaviors that traditional societies have long criticized.
- In plain terms
- Liberals accept things that old societies usually disapproved of.
- What can you take from it?
- Liberal values often diverge from traditional moral condemnations.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What values are timeless?
- How do morals change?
Another view
The quote assumes a universal traditional consensus that may not exist.
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